#8a9fbd

Color #8a9fbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9fbd

RGB

rgb(138, 159, 189)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(64.86, -0.48, -17.89)

LCH

lch(64.86, 17.9, 268.46)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0502, 257.24)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda88a

Analogous

#8ab8bd

#8a9fbd

#8e8abd

Triadic

#8a9fbd

#bd8a9f

#9fbd8a

Split-complementary

#8a9fbd

#bd8e8a

#b8bd8a

Tetradic

#8a9fbd

#a88abd

#bda88a

#9fbd8a

Square

#8a9fbd

#bd8ab8

#bda88a

#8abd8e

Shades

Color #8a9fbd mixed toward black.

#6782a9

#4f688b

#3b4e69

#273446

#141a23

Tints

Color #8a9fbd mixed toward white.

#9dafc8

#b1bfd3

#c4cfde

#d8dfe9

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8a9fbd mixed toward gray.

#8ea0b9

#92a0b4

#97a1b0

#9ba2ac

#9fa3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b6 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9291b5 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8bb1b0 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9fbd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9fbd (#8a9fbd) is rgb(138, 159, 189) in RGB.

No, #8a9fbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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